Municipalities and village councils across Cyprus are to receive a series of new grants aimed at improving facilities at beaches that fall within their boundaries. This program aims to enhance the quality and appearance of the island’s beaches.
Improvements will include
- Installing QR-coded information signs for tourists
- Building and upgrading public restrooms, changing cabins, and showers
- Constructing new pathways for safer beach access
- The installation of new umbrellas and sun loungers
- The installation of recycling stations
- The installation of free water coolers
- The installation of new waste bins
- Improving accessibility for people with disabilities
- Employing the use of sand-cleaning machines to maintain pristine shores
💙 BLUE FLAGS LEAD THE WAY IN CYPRUS 💙
The Blue Flag is an international award given annually to beaches that meet the highest standards throughout Europe. The evaluation criteria for the award include several key factors that determine overall quality.
Blue Flag standards include environmental protection, good overall management of coastal areas, educational initiatives, visitor safety, cleanliness, and access to reliable information. Cyprus constantly maintains high standards for all of its coastal areas and currently has 66 locations across the island that carry the Blue Flag standard.
🏖️ SUNBEDS AT PUBLIC BEACHES CANNOT BE RESERVED 🏖️
Municipal staff, arriving early at public beaches, often find several personal items on sunbeds. This is because several beachgoers deliberately leave these items on municipal sunbeds in an attempt to reserve them well before actually arriving. These people often arrive in the early morning or even the night before their intended day at the beach, and then arrive later expecting to rent their sunbed of choice.
Municipal staff of the Paralimni-Deryneia municipality, however, have announced that they will not allow people to reserve sunbeds in this way anymore! They have issued a statement stating that sunbeds and umbrellas will only be available for rent upon arrival at the beach. Personal belongings found on unpaid sunbeds will be removed, and the sunbeds will once again be available for rent.
